7/30/10
The Rook: Book Review
7/28/10
Waiting on Wednesday: July 28
7/27/10
Teaser Tuesday: The Rook
- Grab your current read,
- Open to a random page,
- Share 2 teaser sentences from somewhere on that page,
- Share the title and author, so that readers can add it to their wish list if they are enticed!!!
***Be Careful Not to include Spoilers!! (Make sure that your teaser doesn't give too much away so that you do not ruin it for future readers!)
As I removed the gloves, Lien-hua watched me thoughtfully. when both gloves were on the ground, she said, "So he pulls one glove off, then the other one, just like you did. and see how one of your gloves landed on each side of you? It's natural. So he was on the trail here, between the leather gloves, heading north.
7/26/10
In my Mailbox Monday: July 26
7/22/10
The Faith Dare: Blog Tour and Review
The 30-Day Challenge That helps women
Cultivate Passionate Relationship with God
Debbie Alsdorf wants women to experience the radically transforming difference that 30 days can make in their lives. It’s what she calls the Faith Dare, in which she challenges women to develop the habit of focusing on God and living out their faith in every situation for 30 days.
Alsdorf, a popular author, speaker and ministry leader, equips women to undertake this 30-day challenge in her new book, The Faith Dare. To cultivate a lifestyle of daily, passionate faith, she helps readers learn, day by day, to develop habits that will help them connect intimately to God.
Every day, readers will be challenged to go deeper. Examples of the daily dares include:
- Dare to live in the miracle of who you are.
- Dare to believe in God’s power in all circumstances.
Dare to surrender to the process of change.
- Dare to speak praise, sing praise, and live with confidence in God.
Readers will also learn practical ways of applying God’s Word to their own lives, whether it’s in their personal relationship with God, learning to surrender to self, or living out God’s love to others.
With a personalized study guide, including daily readings, affirmations and challenges, Alsdorf’s 30-day challenge helps readers learn to live out their faith like never before and discover the incredible difference 30 days can make.
I am really enjoying Debbie Alsdorf's Faith Dare!! She has given us a down-to-earth daily devotional, that if taken to heart, will challenge you to deepen your faith, to walk closer to God, to live in the Scriptures, "to live your life to the fullest!"In the introduction, the dare is described as a "fasting of self," which is something I believe the Lord has been working on in me! Debbie explains that "the daily readings will help you practice looking up to God, looking in at your heart and attitudes, and living out your faith in practical ways." Debbie uses scripture to define faith and explain why it is important. Hebrews 11:6 says "without faith it is impossible to please God;"and Romans 10:17 says "faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ." I am familiar with both are verses; however in this context they spoke new truth to me! God is using this book to develop a passion for His Word. I look forward to continuing through the rest of the dare and I plan on repeating it when I am done!I encourage you to get one and try The Faith Dare as well! Trust God to change you through this book!
Check out Debbie's blog, where you can follow along the 30 day dare. Here is a link for day 1 of the dare!!
Debbie Alsdorf is the author of Deeper and A Different Kind of Wild. She is founder of the popular Design4Living Conferences and speaks with Hearts at Home. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and is director of women's ministries at Cornerstone Fellowship, where her Bible study is attended by hundreds of women every week. Alsdorf lives in California.
More Praise for The Faith Dare by Debbie Alsdorf
"Faith—we all want more, but we're not sure how to get it.
Whether alone or with others, dare to grab hold of this book
to take you farther on your faith journey."
— Elisa Morgan, president emerita, MOPS International
"I've had the pleasure of working with Debbie Alsdorf
not only as a speaker but also as someone I call a close friend.
I dare you to go through this 30-day challenge. I know
you will be encouraged and strengthened in your faith."
— Renee Johnson, Devotional Diva, speaker
"Debbie Alsdorf's heart is to see women's lives transformed by
the power of Jesus and The Faith Dare is another tool to
accomplish just that—life transformation through Christ.
You will gain much from the incredible challenge."
— Kelly Minter, author, speaker, singer
Blogmania Blog Bash and Twitter Party
Blogmania bloggers are all about building relationships – between our blogs, our cherished readers, the online community and business owners. We value each other’s opinion as we all are endeavoring to make the best choices for our home life. So it seemed natural to partner up with The Lane Real Estate Team and Breebee’s blog to bring you our first ever twitter and blog blast party.
The Lane Real Estate Team is all about building relationships through communities – specializing in Kennewick Homes for Sale. And Bree is a blogger – and a mom – trying to think outside of the box and help build community ties in NW Columbus OH via her Kid event website! Our other twitter party sponsors also offer items to help strengthen and maintain relationships – from stationary to hand stamped sentiments. SPONSOR LINKS
Our Party Theme: “Building toward Blogmania with The Lane Real Estate Team“ Info on the Blog Blast:
If you post on your blog(s) our announcement between June 22nd and the twitter party (Aug 22nd) you will be entered to win $100 cash. If we reach 500 blogs there will be two additional $50 drawings, totaling 3 winners!
You can email me, breejanderson@gmail.com for the HTML code for blog(s) links.
Please return with your specific blog post links on Bree’s Blog, under her Twitter Party PAGE tab.
Info on the Twitter Party:
9:30-10:30pm EST, Aug 22nd, Sunday, we will party!
There is a custom tweet grid and a linky for early RSVP. RSVP’ing early (before 9/22 9:30pm) also enters you into special drawings. You do not have to RSVP to tweet and win but the ‘extra’ will not be available.
You can win both the blog blast and at the twitter party!
7/20/10
Teaser Tuesday: The Faith Dare
- Grab your current read,
- Open to a random page,
- Share 2 teaser sentences from somewhere on that page,
- Share the title and author, so that readers can add it to their wish list if they are enticed!!!
***Be Careful Not to include Spoilers!! (Make sure that your teaser doesn't give too much away so that you do not ruin it for future readers!)
In my Mailbox Monday: July 19
In my Mailbox Monday originates from two blogs:The Printed
Page and The Story Siren. I am using it to highlight any books that come into my house the previous week, whether they are from the library, from a store, from a friend or actually in the mailbox.
7/14/10
David and Goliath: Part 2
...In Book Two, David finds himself in college again, renting an apartment from sisters, Nicole and Tammy. David recognizes pretty early that Nicole has strong negative feelings toward her sister, Tammy. Nicole thinks she has an ally in David and that David feels the same jealousy toward fellow wrestler, Matt. Matt looses his leg after a horrible car accident, and David encourages Nicole to acts of kindness. David again uses actions to touch the hearts of those around him, and spiritual warfare is again a key theme.
This book was more suspenseful and fast paced. In addition to the spiritual ramifications, characters faced physical threats. Character development is hard in these shorter stories, and I thought that Hathaway did a pretty good job with it. However, I did want to know a little more about Nicole and Tammy. The theme was strong, and left me wondering how my actions speak to those around me. Does who I am testify and bring glory to the Lord? So far, a thought provoking book...
7/13/10
David and Goliath
This novel is broken up into three sections: Book one, two, and three; therefore, I am going to write about "Book One" today and save the next two for Wednesday and Thursday!
In Book One, baseball star, John Barnes is at his best in the game, but off the field, his marriage is struggling. David finds himself working as a gardener for John's wife. He works to find God's will for this family and his role in accomplishing it. I enjoyed this story. The characters were real, as was the challenge they were facing. There were fun points and also educating moments. The theme of spiritual warfare and second chances was well developed...
7/12/10
Teaser Tuesday: David and Goliath
- Grab your current read,
- Open to a random page,
- Share 2 teaser sentences from somewhere on that page,
- Share the title and author, so that readers can add it to their wish list if they are enticed!!!
***Be Careful Not to include Spoilers!! (Make sure that your teaser doesn't give too much away so that you do not ruin it for future readers!)
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"The smell of sulfur burned the airways of David's nose. Recognition touched his mind. "You have no power here," he said to the intruder."